Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive A 1935 NSKOV Settin (Gau

A 1935 NSKOV Settin (Gau Pommern) Frontsoldatentag badge (19

woven into knots are each end

Making rounds that night on duty was an experience

Footnote: The Order of Merit is a Portuguese Honourific Order of civil merit

inside lid in red satin and padded

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Archive A 1935 NSKOV Settin (Gau(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 07 mm